Now I must agree ,that taxing people on their multiple duo dvrs on their accounts is down right greedy. But that being said you can do one of two things: Either cancel or try to cut back on the extra receivers on your account.For example , I think the only way around the increases is to make a decision to lose the multiple duo dvr units on your account, except one. Now most people who have a spouse could get by with one duo dvr in dual mode. If you have children or one child you could get by with either one or two solo receiver (211k) or a 222 because if you took one 211k it would only cost you 7.00/ Two units would be 14.00 or one 222 unit to two tvs , same 14.00. Now if you pay to turn the 211k into a dvr, you still don't pay any dvr fee. IF you do have two 211k units you also will have hd to two hd tvs instead of one hd and one sd with a 222 unit.
When you look at the 922 dvr it looks like DISH is trying to use it like a whole house dvr in hd. It has 1 terabyte internal hard drive. Still can add external hard drive too. You can get HD on one hd tv in your living room and you can sling tv 2 in HD to your bedroom (using the sling 300 - I think it was that) . Now also you could add the extra sling monitor and you could get a second tv 1 in HD to any where else in your house with wi-fi. If you can hook component cables to your receiver and hook it to another room that is close you could see tv 1 in HD in that room as well.
In my present situation I have a 722k and tv 1 is HD in the living room and I am using component to run it to my computer room behind the living room, where the receiver is. So I have HD in two rooms. Now tv 2 into the master bedroom is only coax into a dvd recorder, that upconverts by hdmi to hd; 1080i or 720p. It doesn't look as good a real HD but it is close when you sit about 8 ft away in the bed. My kid is using the 211k in his bedroom as a dvr. So I have 4 hdtvs and 3 of them are in hd , one is up-converted hd in the bedroom. Now if I had the 922 , I could have hd in 3 tvs and add the wi-fi monitor and get another tv in hd and still use the 211k in my kids room.
My point is ; How many tvs can you watch at a time anyway? How many dvrs do you need to watch tv. It is just tv. Now if this had been a price hike on programming we would all been screwed, but it is avoidable if you make the changes I have suggested. Yes, DISH is trying to screw you if you trade in and get a smaller single or solo receiver, with a $100.00 downgrade fee. But it is either that or just get by with one receiver on your account ,or cancel like I said before. When all services are compared , Sadly DISH is still cheaper for programming. But as for equipment fees , they are the KING OF BIG ASS Equipment FEES! So In conclusion : The changes are coming , YOU can get ahead of them and make your contingency plans or bend over and take it, or leave the game all together. I vote you make the changes, so you can soften the impact of the latest raping of the consumer by DISH.